Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 23103, Amos Gill, Mass.

SERVICE
SERVICE Mass.
NUMBER _____
Gill, Amos Notable
N. 2310.3
CONTENTS

11.850
Illinois.
Wenitable Gill, dec d , widow of Amos Gill, who died on the of ms in the State of 362 who was a private in the commanded by Captain of the commanded by in the Revolution. time for 2 years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Springfield at the rate of 80. Dollars 00, Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836. and end 5 th August 18
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 th day of February 1837. and sent to Hon. James Knott Arrears to the 4th of Semi-annual allowance ending H. R.
Revolutionary Claim, dated July 7, 1838.
Recorded by G. R. Getty Clerk. Book Vol. Page 1 227

1857 Feby. 28 To Hon. Jas. Knox
1857 March 3. A new Certificate issued payable to administrator, and Pension Agent notified - = Certificate sent to Hon Jas Knox Knoxville Tenn.
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FAMILY RECORD.
MARRIAGES.
John J Gill and Rachel Snow Was Married Jan y 1829
John J Gill and Lucretia Anderson was married January 24 1845

FAMILY RECORD. A.
BIRTHS.
Amos Gill born Sept 6 th 1759.
Mehitable Goodrich born March 16 th 1759
Lucy Gill born July 10 th 1781
John Johnson Gill born Dec 19 th 1782
Amos Gill born born Oct 29 th 1784
Elisha Gill born July 11 th 1788
DEATHS.
Amos Gill Died Aug 16 th 1815
Mehitable Gill Died August 5 th 1838
Died May 6. 1848.

State of Illinois, County of Stark, ss.
In the County Court of Stark County
On the sixth day of March A.D. 1854.
Present the Hon.
James Holgate, Judge.
It is hereby certified that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before the said Court, now here, and which evidence is hereto annexed that Amos Gill, who was a Revolutionary Soldier of the United States died on the Sixteenth day of August, Eighteen hundred and fifteen: And that he left surviving him the following named widow and children, viz: Meahitabel Gill his widow, And Lucy Gill, John J. Gill, Amos Gill and Elisha Gill, his children. And that the said Meahitabel Gill his widow, also died on the Fifth day of August in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and thirty Eight, leaving surviving her the following named children, viz: John J. Gill, Amos Gill and Elisha Gill, And that Amos Gill and Elisha Gill are the only surviving children of the said Amos Gill, and of his widow, And that the said widow remained his widow until the time of her death.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court the day and year above written.
Miles A. Fuller clerk.

State of Illinois. County of Stark. ss.
On this Sixth — day of March, in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and fifty four personally appeared before the County Court held in and for the said County, being a court of Record, And in open Court, Elisha Gill President of the said County and State, the said Elisha Gill, being aged Sixty five years, who, being first duly sworn according to law doth on his Oath, Make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed the 7 th day of July, 1838: That he, and Amos Gill President of the County of Washington and State of Wisconsin, aged Sixty five years, Are the children and heirs at Law of and the only surviving children of Mrs. Mehetable Gill, deceased, who was the Widow of their father Amos Gill, deceased, who was a private soldier in the service of the United States, in the war of the Revolution. That their father, the said Amos Gill served as a substitute for one Zacharias Goodrich of Sheffield in Berkshire County in the State of Massachusetts. the Company and regiment this affiant cannot state from any knowledge derived from the accompanying Certificate of the Secretary of Massachusetts. The said Company was however from Berkshire County Massachusetts, and served six months at

Ticonderoga, as a garrison during the Winter Season, which was as he believes the second Winter of the War.
That then said father Amos Gilt, enlisted soon after the forgoing service as a "Three Years Man" in in Brewer's Regiment of Massachusetts Troops in Patterson's Brigade. this affiant is unable to give the name of the Captain of the Company - he enlisted in the Town of Sheffield aforesaid in the Spring or Summer after the said six Months service at Ticonderoga expired. And continued in the service under the last said last enlistment, the period of three years for which he enlisted as aforesaid, and was honorably discharged, the evidence of which discharge has been lost and cannot be found among any of the papers of the said deceased.
And deponent further states that the said Amos Gilt, who served as aforesaid resided at the time of his said enlistments at Sheffield aforesaid, from whence he removed to Watertown, in the County of Jefferson, in the State of New York, at which place he died on or about the 16 Sixteenth day of August, A.D. Eighteen Hundred and fifteen. (1815.)
And deponent further states that the said Amos Gilt, died on the day last aforesaid, leaving surviving him a Widow named Mahetabel Gilt and the following named children Lucy Gilt - John J. Gilt, Amos Gilt and Elisha Gilt, of whom these

deponent, Elisha Gill, And Amos Gill are the only surviving children of said deceased.
And deponent further states that his said father Amos Gill and his said Mother Meahetabel Gill were married in the town of Sheffield in the county of Berkshire Berkshire and state of Massachusetts on the day of _____ in the year of our Lord Seventeen hundred and _____ (17) by one Reverend Mr.
Kepp, a Presbyterian Minister of the town of Sheffield aforesaid, And that her name prior to her said Marriage was Meahetabel Goodrich.
And deponent further states that his Mother the said Meahetabel Gill, died in the town of Pasts in the county of Chautauqua and state of New York on the Fifth _____ day of April  August , in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty Seven Eight. (1838) And deponent further states respecting the discharge of his father Amos Gill that he is unable to account for the same, but that he has for many years past believed that Bounty land was allowed him on account of his said services either by the state of Massachusetts or by the United States and that a warrant for which land was received by him in his life time: Which said Warrant was never to his his knowledge located by him and cannot now be found. deponent has been advised and believes that in case land Bounty was granted him as he believes was the case, that upon reference to his claim

therefor said discharge may be found; And to which claim and the papers accompanying the same he begs to refer. And deponent further states that there is no public record of the marriage of his father the said Amos Gill with his mother the said Metabel Gill, that he has never heard of any such record being at any time in existence. And they further states that there is not a family record of the marriage of his parents.
And deponent further states that he has no documentary evidence of the service of his said father nor any further proof of the marriage nor of the death of his said Mother than that herewith presented but states that his Mother died as is aforesaid in the Town of Basti, in the County of Chautauqua and State of New York on the Fifth day of August day of  April in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and thirty Eight (1838) having never married again after the death of his said father Amos Gill as aforesaid.
And deponent further states that he refers to the evidence herewith accompanying or annexed as proof of the death of the said Amos Gill and of his mother, his widow as well as for proof of the marriage of the same. Subscribed and sworn to in open Court as aforesaid on the day and year first before mentioned before me, And I
Elisha Gill

certify that I am in no way interested in said claim.
Miles A Fuller .. clerk
" Co. County Court Stark Co. Ill.

State of Wisconsin, County of Washington, ss
On this Seventeenth day of February in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and fifty four, personally appeared before the Probate Court held in and for the said County, being a court of Record and in open court Amos Gilt, resident of the said County and State, the said Amos Gilt being aged Sixty Nine years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his then Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed the 7 th July 1838; That he and Elisha Gilt resident of the County of Stark and State of Illinois aged Sixty five years, are the children and heirs at law And the only surviving children of Mrs. Mahetabel Gilt, deceased, who was the Widow of their Father Amos Gilt, deceased, who was a private soldier in the service of the United States in the war of the Revolution: That their father the said Amos Gilt served as a substitute for one Zacherias Goodrich of Sheffield in Berkshire County, in the State of Massachusetts the Company and Regiment these affiant cannot state from any knowledge derived prior to the accompanying certificate of the Secretary of Massachusetts

The said Company was however from Berkshire County Massachusetts and served six months at P'condoroga as a garrison during the winter season, which was as the he believes the second winter of the war.
That his said father Amos Gilt enlisted soon after the foregoing service as a "Three Years Man" in Brewer's Regiment of Massachusetts Troops, in Pattersons Brigade, this affiant is unable to give the name of the Company captain of the Company - he enlisted in the town of Sheffield aforesaid in the Spring or summer after the said six months service at P'condoroga expired and continued in the service under the said last enlistment the period of three years for which he enlisted as aforesaid and was honorably discharged, the evidence of which discharge has been lost and cannot be found among any of the papers of the said deceased.
And deponent further states that the said Amos Gilt, who served as aforesaid resided at the time of his said enlistment at Sheffield aforesaid from whence he removed to Watertown in the County of Jefferson and State of Mass New York at which place he died on the sixteenth day of August A.D. 1815.
And deponent further states that the said Amos Gilt died on the day last aforesaid leaving surviving him a widow named Mahetabil Gilt and the following named children Lucy Gilt - John J. Gilt, Amos Gilt and Elisha Gilt, of whom this deponents viz; E Amos Gilt and Elisha Gilt are the only surviving

Amos Gilt and Elisha Gilt are the only surviving children of said deceased.
And deponent further states that the his said father Amos Gilt and his said mother Mahetabel Gilt were married in the town of Sheffield in the County of Berkshire And State of Massachusetts on the _____ day of _____ in the year of our Lord Seventeen hundred and _____ (17) by one Rurend Mr. _____ Kerp, a Presbyterian Minister of the town of Sheffield and that her name prior to her said marriage was Mahetabel Goodrich.
And deponent further states that his mother, the said Mahetabel Gilt, died in the town of Rush in the County of Chautauque And State of New York on the Fifth day of August in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty Eight.
And deponent further states respecting the discharge of his father Amos Gilt, that he is unable to account for the same, but that he has for many years past believed that Rourty Land was allowed him on account of his said services either by the State of Massachusetts or by the United States. And that a Warrant for which land was received by him in his life time: which said Warrant was never to their knowledge located by him and cannot now be found. deponent has been advised

and believes that in case land Bounty was granted him as he believes was the case: that upon reference to his claim therefor said discharge may be found; And to which claim and the papers accompanying the same they beg to refer. And deponent further states that there is no public record of the marriage of his father the said Amos Gill with his mother the said Mehetabel Gill. that he has never heard of any such record being at any time in existence. And he further states that there is not a family record of the marriage of his parents.
And deponent further states that he has no Documentary evidence of the service of his said father nor any further proof of the marriage nor of the death of his said Mother than that herewith presented but states that his Mother died as is aforesaid in the town of Rush in the County of Chautauqua and State of New York on the Fifth day of August, in the year One thousand eight hundred and thirty seven Eight (1838) having never married again after the death of his said father Amos Gill as aforesaid.
And deponent further states that he refers to the evidence herewith accompanying or annexed as proof of the death of the said Amos Gill and of his Mother his widow as well as for proof of the marriage of the same. Subscribed and affirmed  sworn to in Open Court by Amos Gill jur as aforesaid on the day and year first before mentioned before me, and I certify that I am in no way interested in said claim.
George C. Williams County Judge.

State of New York Chautauqua County } ss.
On this twenty third day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and fifty three personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the Peace in and for said County duly Authorized to administer Oaths, Josiah Palmer a resident of said County to me well known and who being by me first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his Oath state that he was well acquainted with Amos Gill now Deceased, having known him for about thirty years, previous to his death which took place on the sixteenth day of August A.D. 1815 that he was also well acquainted with Mrs Mahetable Gill his wife who survived the said Amos, and remained his Widow from the date of the death of the said Amos, up to the time of her death which took place on the Fifth day of August A.D. 1838. Eighteen hundred and thirty Eight
And deponent further states that the said Amos Gill was reputed to have been and was believed to have been a Revolutionary Soldier that upon all proper occasions he was assigned place as a revolutionary

soldier and was uniformly treated and respected as such. That Mrs Mahetable Gill the mother of Elisha Gill and Amos Gill who have made the foregoing declaration was reputed to have and believed to be the wife and afterward the Widow of the said soldier Amos Gill that they lived together as husband and wife and the fact of their said marriage was never to deponents knowledge disputed. And deponent further states that he has examined the family Record of John J. Gill one of the children of the said Amos Gill and Mahetable Gill and that he believes the same to be genuine that it is contained in a Book purporting to be and is the Family Bible and to have been printed in the year, 1816 and that the said Record as far as relates to the birth of the children of the said soldier and wife and of the respective deaths of said soldier and Widow and some of their Children is as follows.
Their Daughter Lucy Gill, Born July 10 th . 1781 John Johnson Gill Born Decembr. 19 th 1782 Amos Gill Jr. Born October 29 th 1784 Elisha Gill Born July 11 th 1788
And further I find in said Records that the said soldier Amos Gill died on the 16 th day of August 1815. and Mahetable his Widow died on the 5 th day of August, 1838. and that John J. Gill son of said Amos and Mahetable Gill died May 6 th 1848.

and I find some part of said Records in the hand writing of John J Gill and some by different ones of his Children and deponent thinks he was at the funeral of the widow of the said soldier Amos Gill and that the Record of the same is correct and deponent says the facts in the foregoing statement are true according to the best of his knowledge and belief and deponent further states that he is not interested in the claim
Josiah Palmeter
Subscribed and sworn to before me and I certify that the said Josiah Palmeter is a credible witness and that I am not interested in said claim, as Attorney or otherwise this Twenty third day of December A.D. (1852) Eighteen hundred and fifty three Emory Davis S.P.
State of New York Chautauqua County } ss: Clerks Office
I certify that Emory Davis Esq was on the day of the date of the above first & certificate a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly elected & sworn and authorized by the laws of this State to administer oaths and affirmations, and further that I am well

acquainted with the hand writing of the said Eury Davis and verily believe that his signature to the said Deed & Certificate is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the Seal of said County this 16th day of January A.D. 1854.
R. O. Green Clerk

No 13,177 McKittrick Hill dec d wid of Amos Lee
July 7/1838

I Giles T. Gill do certify that I have examined the family records kept by my Father John J. Gill (late of the Town of Ithaca N.Y.) in his Family Bible which is now in my possession and that I find therein recorded in my Father's hand writing that Meritable Gill (widow of Amos Gill) died August 5 th 1838 - and further that I was personally knowing to the fact of her death occurring in the family of her son John J. Gill. in whose family she resided at the time & for a number of years previous - that I was present at her funeral and that my own recollection of the time of her death is that it occurred as recorded on the fifth day of August - in the year Eighteen Hundred and thirty eight - in the Town of Ithaca - County of Onondaga and State of New York
Giles T. Gill
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 29 th day of November 1853
Robt. Burlame Notary Publ.

Mailed Watkins seven 7
April 27, 1936
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Miss Jessie Burnham 3423 Lime Street Riverside, California
AMOS GILL W. 23103 BA-J/MLB
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Amos Gill who served as private in the Revolutionary War from Sheffield, Massachusetts, had son Elisha born July 11, 1788, during War of 1812 lived in Sackets Harbor, New York, was a Baptist preacher and died in August, 1913.
You are furnished herein the record of the only soldier named Amos Gill found in the Revolutionary War records of this office. The data therein were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, W. 23103, based upon his service in the Revolution.
Amos Gill was born September 6, 1759; the place of his birth and names of parents are not given.
While residing in Sheffield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Amos Gill enlisted during the second winter of the Revolutionary War as a substitute for one Zachias Goodrich, of Sheffield (his relationship to soldier's wife, Mehitable, not shown), and served as private in Captain Ephraim Fitch's company, Colonel Simonds' Massachusetts regiment, stationed at Ticonderoga, length of tour six months. He enlisted May 16, 1777, for three years, served as private in Captain John Williams' company, Colonel Ebenezer Sprout's Massachusetts regiment, and was discharged May 16, 1780.
Amos Gill was a Baptist minister of Sheffield, Massachusetts; he moved from there to Herkimer County, New York, where he preached seven years, then moved to Watertown, Jefferson County, New York, where he died in August, 1813, or August 16, 1815 (both dates given).
Amos Gill married, date not given, in Sheffield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Mehitable Goodrich, born March 16, 1759. She

was the daughter of Captain Goodrich, of Sheffield, Massachusetts, the name of her mother not given. Mehitable Gill was a member of the Congregational Church of Sheffield; about 1830 she moved to Busti, Chautauqua County, New York, and died there August 5, 1838.
The following children of Amos Gill and his wife, Mehitable, were referred to in the claim:
   Lucy  Gill, born July  10, 1781.     John Johnson  " " December  19, 1782;  married Jan. 14, 1829, Rachel Snow (no reference to her death); married Jan. 24, 1845, Lucretia Sanderson, and died May 6, 1848, in Busti, N.Y.    Amos  " " October  29, 1784     Elisha  " " July  11, 1788.    
On March 6, 1854, Elisha Gill, son of Amos Gill and his wife, Mehitable, while residing in Stark County, Illinois, applied for pension which might have been due on account of the Revolutionary War service of his father. He applied in behalf of himself and Amos Gill, the only other surviving child, who was then living in Washington County, Wisconsin. In 1857, Elisha Gill was still residing in Stark County, Illinois, with post office at Toulon in that county. The claim was allowed.
In 1853, soldier's grandson, Giles T. Gill, son of John Johnson Gill, made affidavit in Chautauqua County, New York, his age not stated. In 1856, he was living in the Town of Busti, Chautauqua County, New York, and then referred to his deceased sister but did not give her name.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator
next time pay: which was due

1936, Apr. 27 - Heir to Miss Jessie Burrham - D.R. 1.2
Rev. J. G.
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 23103
Melitable Gill
Widow of
Amos Gill
Birkenhead
Act July 7 th 1838
Index: Vol. A , Page 274
[Arrangement of 1870.]

No 15,774
Mehitable Gill dec d widow of Amos Ill
C. W. Bennett June 3/52, G. A. Clifford Mch 23/55- " " Nov. 13/55- Hon. H. Noy Sep 2/56-
July 7/838

Mehitable Gill - Ill - Jan 1838 by Com - for R. M. Young

Washington Feb. 28/57
Sir
As Requested in your Esteemed favor of this Morning I Return you herewith the Pension Cert. in favor of the Children of Mehitable Gill.
Should it not be convenient for you to send me another in favor of her Adm te on Monday or Tuesday , you will oblige me by directing it to
Your Ob dt Serv t
Daniel Hunt
Hon. Dr. C. Whiting } Com r of Pensions }
Knoxville Illinois

Sheffield Nov 22/56 Mr E Gill
Yours of 13 th is at hand & I have examined again thoroughly the records of the of town & can find no such name as Gill or Mehitable Goodrich on them The record of Deeds would be found at the Register office Great Barrington If you would wish to inquire there Direct a letter to the Register of Deeds St. Barrington, Berkshire County Mass, I recieved your letter yesterday & have set up till 4 O'clock this Moring to try find something that would be of use to you, I think any further Search here would be useless, Your Dollar was rec d Yours L. S. Parsons Town Clerk

Town, Stark Co. Ill.
March 7. 1855
Some Pensions Washington D.C. ?
Dr. Sir: The heirs of Adam Gill some two years ago made an application to your Department for back pension of their mother, Mahitabel Gill, through an agent C. W. Bennett of your city. He reported that he had obtained a hearing and the claim had been suspended for want of sufficient evidence of the identity of Adam Gill and proof of his marriage with Mahitabel. I have written several times since to Mr. Bennett on behalf of the heirs of Mahitabel but have not been able to obtain any reply from him.
Will you please inform

as to the condition of the claim, the reasons why it was suspended &c.
Herewith enclosed you will find additional evidence of the identity of Mr. Hill and secondary evidence of the marriage which is the only kind of evidence of the marriage which we can obtain. I fear as we have made dili- gent search for a record of it in vain.
We trust that the enclosed evidence will be sufficient for the purposes.
You will please place it on file with the papers in the case and suspend any final action in the claim until I hear from you.
An early reply to this

will very much relieve the anxiety of a poor worthy son of the old colony and office
Yours Affec.
M. H. Clifford

I Giles Y. Gill of the Town of Busti in the County of Chautauqua & State of New York do certify that the accompanying Record marked A. is a leaf cut by me from the family Records in the family Bible of my Father John I. Gill - which Bible is now in my possession - That said Record of the family of Amos Gill was copied many years ago by an older sister of mine from an old family Record which is supposed to be lost - Said Record is in the hand writing of my Sister (now deceased) except the entry of the death of Mehitable Gill which is in my Father's hand writing - & entry of the death John I. Gill is my own writing. and that I have no doubt whatever of the correctness of said Record in all its parts -
Giles Y. Gill
Sworn and subscribed to before me this 28 th day of November 1836
W. S. Carpenter Justice }

Mashington.
May 31. 1854.
Hon. L. P. Waldo. Q Commr. of Pensions. Sir.
I have the honor to enclose herewith the declaration of the heirs at law of Mahitabel Hill decd. widow of Amos Hill decd. for the benefit of the Act of July 1838. Together with the certificate of the Secy of Mass. relative to the service of Amos Hill. The declaration is based upon the affidavit sent to the Secretary and annexed to his certificate.
Very Respectfully
Your Obt. Servt.
L. W. Bennett

Tadoussac, Que. - Ills. Oct. 27. 1855
Emre Parusim Washington D.C. Sir:
There has been before your Department for several years past an application of the children of the late Mrs. Gill, widow of Amos Gill, deceased for back pension. The case has been twice examined and twice suspended for evidence. The following is an extract of a letter from Hon. S. P. Waldo, dated March 22 1855: "There seems to have been two men of her husband's name ser- ving in Mass. at the same time. If either of them was the father of the applicant I am unable to distinguish between them I have before me the certificate of the Secretary of State of Massachusetts which states that the name of Amos Gill is borne in Books of Continental Army as Capt. John Williams Comp. Bennington Sp. Art. Reg't from May 16 th 1777 to May 16 th 1780 36 mos. as private from Sheffield. And there does not appear any other Amos Gill on the rolls in

This office."
I apprehend that the "two Anns Gills" appears only from a mistake made by the children in their declaration, in which if mistake not they state the service was soldier in Brewer's Reg't Patterson's Brigade "Mass. Militia". They are satisfied now that they had confounded their fathers service at Ticonderoga with that in the Co. Massachusetts Troops or other service, before the "three years" service mentioned in their application. They had heard their father speak so often of "Brewer's Regiment & Patterson's Brigade" that by the long lapse of time, they might easily, have made, and I am satisfied did honestly, make  make the mistake which has placed this case on the suspended list. By having their memory refreshed from documents before them, they are now satisfied they made a mistake.
What we desire to learn is whether it would be proper for them to file a declaration now for the three years service mentioned in the certificate of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to which I have referred? Or to file a supplementary declaration? Or by what mode can the error be rectified.

Is there any publication extant embracing the Decisions of the Pension Department de , in cases of application for Pensions?
Yours O b t. S vc G. H. Clifford

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston. October 19 th 1855.
I  Hereby  Certify , That from an examination of the Books and Documents relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Amos Gill is borne on 13 books of Continental Army in Capt. John Williams Comp. Col. Ebenezer Sprouts Regt. from May 16 th 1777 to May 16 th 1780. 36 mos. as private from Sheffield.
And there does not appear any other Amos Gill on the rolls in this office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
Chas. M. Doret Secretary of the Commonwealth.

To the Secretary of State at Boston — Sir —
I and my brother Amos Gill junr have had for several years a case before the Court of Pensions at Washington, for a pension earned by our father Amos Gill in the revolution and due to our mother Mahitabel Gill our Mother for several years before her death, and we being her only surviving heirs at law, we made the application and the case having been brought before the court by our attorney in Washington (a Mr Bennett) the case was suspended and the court informed us that it seemed there was two Amos Gills that served in the Massachusetts troops, and left us to prove which of the two it was, and I having never heard of but one Amos Gill that lived in those days, did not believe that there was but one, and I wrote to you about a year ago I believe, and you certified promptly, that there was but the Amos Gill of Sheffield that served in the revolution,, But our attorney in Washington about that time died, as we suppose, as we have never been able to hear from him since, and that certificate was never forwarded to to Washington, but I retained it in my own possession, and unfortunately it is lost, and what I wish of you is, that you will renew that certificate, as it is to us an important document, so that we may be prepared to have the case brought before the court again the coming winter, as Mr Knox our representative in Congress will attend to it for us during the session — And in so doing you will much oblige an old man and the son of an old Soldier —
Elisha Gill
Toulon - Stark County - Illinois
Oct 10 th 1855

Pension Office
September 2. 1856.
Sir,
I have to state that the progs in the case of Mehitable Gill dec d of Illinois are not sufficient to justify an allowance.
A Certificate must be obtained from the Town Clerk of the Town of Sheffield Mass: showing whether his books show more than one man named Anna Gill, to have lived in said Town during the war of the Revolution - and giving all the information he can as to any man of that name recorded from his books. -
The original Family record containing the dates of the births of her children must be sent to this Office inspection and an Administrator must be appointed upon her estate.
Very Resp t Your o r Serv t N. Call
Hon: J. Knapp Ho Reps }
Acting Commissioner

House of Rep s Feb. 23. 57
Sir
I have the honor to acknowledge Rec d of a Pension Certificate dated 16 th Inst t in the case of Nebulable Bill dec d , widow of Amos Bill, in which it appears that the amount due is "payable to Amos Bill, Elisha Bill, and any other surviving children"
In a communication from your Office some months since Mr. Amos Bill was advised that Letter of Administration should be taken out upon the estate of his mother.
You will see by the Certificate which I hand you, that this has been done.
I assume that application for the amount due should be made in the name of the Administrator .
If I am wrong , in this, I beg that

I may be corrected .
Very Respectfully Your Ob d Serv t
James Mays
Wm Geo L. Whiting } Comm ee of Scholars }

Brief in the case of Mortimer Gill decd. wid w of Amos County and State of Illinois act 7 th July 1838.
Claim, "original," or "for increase."  New Certificate -
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
A certificate was issued in this case payable to children. It is surrendered, and an administrator being appointed another is now issued payable to him, for the children
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Name and residence of Agent
Hon. James Knose A. Representative Knoxville Ill s
R. M. Rae Examining Clerk.

Brief in the case of Mehitable Gill, deceased, widow of Amos Stark County and State of Illinois act July 7. 1838-
Claim, ("original," or " for increase ")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Service - proved by Tradition and Mafp rolls - over two years under Col Brewer -
Marriage - 1780 or 1781 - Date established by family record.
Death of Amos Aug. 16. 1815 - Family record and parole
Death of widow " 5. 1838. do " " "
Widowhood and n o & names of children surviving - by parole
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Name and residence of Agent
To Hon: James Knox, House of Reps.
S. G. Dodge
Examining Clerk.

Mchitable Gill. deceased, widow of Amos Gill -
Illinois - Stark Co.
Act July 7. 1838.
Private 2 years at $80 per annum, from March 4. 1836 to August 5th, 1838, when she died.
Certificate payable to
Amos Gill &
Elisha Gill.
her only surviving children
To be sent to
Hon. James Knox,
House of Reps.

Respected sir - I received the letter that the acting Commissioner of Pensions sent yours as the result of the reexamination of the case by the Court, that my brother Simos Gill junr and myself have on account of a pension due us our Mother Mahitabel Gill for several years before her death on account of her husband's services in the revolution -
The inclosed leaf is the nearest we can get to the original family record which was taken from the one made by my father himself - The Town Clerk of Sheffield, his Certificate is inclosed, and in applying for the appointment of an administrator the judge was of opinion that an administrator could not serve if appointed out of the State where she died but was not exactly positive about it, but chose to refer it to the Court, which if the court decides to make an appropriation I wish you to get their opinion as to that point and write me accordingly, and I will attend to it
Respectively yours Elisha Gill I have returned the Commissioners favor thinking it may serve to refresh your memory -
Toulon Jan 4 th 1857 -

State of Illinois County of Stark ss
I Miles A Fuller Clerk of the County Court of said County Do hereby certify that James Mc Stickney was on this day duly appointed Administrator of the Estate of Meahitable Gill Deceased late of the County of Chautauqua and State of New York. And that he has entered into Bond as the law directs and is duly qualified to act as such Administrator in this State
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at my Office in Pavilon in said County this 2 nd day of February AD 1857.
Miles A Fuller Clerk

Payment to be made at Springfield by W. B. Curran Esq. Agent for paying pension- ers, in the Agency of Illinois.
Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book K. Vol- ume 1 Page 227 by G. T. Getty Clerk.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Claim for Military Service.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States, of the 7 th July 1835, Mehitable Gill deceased, widow of Amos Gill, who was a private in the Revolutionary war, was entitled to a pension at the rate of Eighty dollars per annum, commencing 4 th March 1836, and terminating 5 th August 1838, when she died _____
And that the amount due, as aforesaid, is payable to Amos Gill, Elisha Gill, and any other surviving children _____
Given at the Department of the Interior, this Sixteenth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-Seven.
[Signature] Secretary of the Interior.
Examined and Countersigned. }
[Signature] Commissioner of Pensions.

Mehitabel Gile
10 th Aug 1858
Mehitabel
Amos Gile 2
Eliza Gile 3

State of New York Chautauqua County ss.
Josiah Palmer aged sixty eight years being duly sworn doth depose and say that he was well acquainted with  the marriage of Angus and Eliza Gill with Mahitabel Gill now applicant for for a pension as  the widow of Angus (Gill) fifty five years ago, that he lived in the same neighborhood with her in the town of Sheffield, in the County of Berkshire, Massachusetts, for fifteen years, and that since then he has known her  has known her by reputation after he left Berkshire County till she came to Rust, Chaut- -auqua; about the year 1830, that she lived in his neighborhood in Rust about eight years during which time he was well acquainted with her,
That the said Mahitabel and Angus Gill cohabited together as husband and wife, raised a family of children, were univer- -sally believed to be married, and that he never heard the validity of their marriage questioned,
That the said Mahitabel Gill's name before marriage was Mahitabel Goodrich the daughter of Capt. Goodrich who lived in the town of Sheffield and was univer- -sally respected,
That the said Angus Gill was a Baptist Minister and preached in the town of Sheffield, that his wife the said Mahitabel

was a member of the Congregational Church in the said town of Sheffield and that both of them were very much respected,
That the said Amos removed to Herkimer County N.Y. where he practiced about seven years, till the year of his death from the time he left Herkimer County he resided in Jefferson County N.Y.
That the said Amos Egle was about five and a half feet high, had black hair, gray eyes, light complexion, and had a scar upon his left eye lids, and the eye lids, brows were nearly gone.
This deponent does further depose and say that he has no interest in the application of the heirs of Amos and Mahitahel Egle for a pension.
Sworn to and subscribed this 30 th day of June 1857 - Before me
Josiah Palmer Notary Public
I certify that I have been well and intimately acquainted with Josiah Palmer for more than forty years, that he has held the office of Justice of the Peace in the town adjoining this and that he has, in all respects, an irreproachable character for truth and veracity during the period I have known

him - I further certify that the words "the mother of Annes and Elisha Gill" and the word "Children" at the commencement of the above affidavit was inserted before signature -
Wm H Henton Justice of the Peace of Chautauqua County New York
State of New York Chautauqua County Clerk's Office
I hereby certify that Wm H Henton Esq. was in the 30th day of June last a Justice of the Peace in & for said County, duly elected & sworn & authorized by law to administer oaths &c. and further that I am well acquainted with his hand writing & well believe that his signature to the foregoing Affidavit & Certificate is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name & affixed the Seal of said County this 1st day of July A.D. 1854.
J. D. Parris Dep. Clerk
P.S. The above Certificate should be signed by the Clerk himself or the Clerk's name should be signed by the Deputy as follows A.D. 1854 by me J. D. Parris Clerk Let us have the Clerk's sign of honesty if possible.

State of New York Chautauqua County
I, Richard O. Green County Clerk, and also Clerk of the County Court in and for said County, the same being a Court of record do hereby certify that William H. Preston Esq. whose name is subscribed to the foregoing Deed and Certificate was at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly Elected and sworn and authorized by the laws of this State to administer oaths & and further that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Justice and truly believe that his signature to said Deed and Certificate are genuine In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of said County this 21 st day of October A. D. 1854
R. O. Green Clerk

Elisha Gillis Afft. of Joulem Stack
Notice of Anns Will in Rev. War.

United States of America State of Illinois
Stark County ss: Elisha Gill of the said County and State being first duly sworn according to law says that he and Amos Gill are the only children and heirs at law of Amos Gill deceased, that the father of this affiant the said Amos Gill deceased served in the Revolutionary war against England in the Massachusetts Troops in the service of the United States, that the said deceased first served six months as a substitute for one Zacharias Zacharias Goodrich of Sheffield in Berkshire County in the State of Massachusetts, the Company and Regiment of Militia of the Massachusetts this affiant cannot state, but he states that the Company was from Berkshire Co. Massachusetts and served six months at Ticonderoga as garrison during the winter season, affiant believes it to have been the second winter of the war, and that the said deceased enlisted soon after the foregoing service as a three years man in Brewster's Regiment of Massachusetts Troops, Patterson's Brigade, affiant is unable to give the name of the Captain of the Company, that he is the said Amos Gill deceased enlisted at Sheffield in the County of Berkshire in the State of Massachusetts in the spring or summer after the said six months service at Ticonderoga, that the said Amos Gill deceased continued in the service under the said last enlistment the three years for which he enlisted as aforesaid and was honorably and regularly discharged the evidence of which discharge has been lost and not found among any of the papers of the said deceased. That the said Amos Gill deceased was the father of this affiant that the said deceased resided at the time of his said enlistment at Sheffield aforesaid, that the said deceased died at Watertown, Jefferson County New York

in August A.D. 1813 - that the object of this affiant and in making this affidavit is to procure from the Secretary of State of the State of Massachusetts a certificate of the service of his said father, in the Revolutionary war. And further affiant says not.
Elisha Gill
State of Illinois
Stark County ss: I Oliver Whitaker Notary Public in and for the County of Stark, duly appointed by the and commissioned by the Governor of the State of Illinois, as such, and qualified, and authorized by the laws of the State of Illinois, to take the acknowledgment of Deeds & and to administer oaths, and take affidavits, having a seal of office do certify that on this 27th day of September A.D. 1853 came before me in proper person, the above named Elisha Gill, whose name appears signed to the foregoing affidavit, and being first duly sworn by me according to law on his oath stated that the matter all and singular the matters and things in the annexed and foregoing affidavit are true except those matters which are stated to be upon his information or belief and those he believes to be true.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal notarial at the County of Stark aforesaid this 27th day of September A.D. 1853
Oliver Whitaker Notary Public Stark Co. Ills.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston:
Oct. 6. 1853.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that The Name of Amos Gill is borne on Army Book of the 12 th Regt. (Capt. Joel Williams) Comp. Col. Sprouts Regt. from May 16. 1777 to May 16. 1780. 36 Mos. as Minute - from Sheffield. Also on Muster roll of Capt Ephraim Fitch's Comp. in Col. Simonds Detachment from Berkshire from Dec. 16. 1776. to Feby. 25. 1777 dated in Camp at Tiendunoga Feby 25. 1777.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
E. M. Doughty Secretary of the Commonwealth.

3423 Lime Street Riverside, California April 2, 1936
Director of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir;
only one
 - Can you tell me anything about an AMOS GILL , who served as a private in the Revolutionary War, having enlisted for the town of Sheffield, Massachusetts, in 1777?  - He died in 1813 - August. 20 Nov 1812 per census for Elisha  - His son Elisha was born in Sheffield, Massachusetts, July 11, 1788; but during the War of 1812, they lived in Sackets Harbor, N. Y.  - Elisha was a Baptist preacher, who "itinerated without compensation," - supporting his family by his trade of wheelwright.  - I should like to know more about the family of AMOS GILL, and any information that you may be able to give me will be very welcome. 
Yours truly,
Jessie Burnham
Address -
Miss Jessie Burnham 3423 Lime Street Riverside, California